diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index d84d0950b65..9486e0a8ec8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -2269,6 +2269,8 @@ static void ehea_tx_watchdog(struct net_device *dev)
 int ehea_sense_adapter_attr(struct ehea_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct hcp_query_ehea *cb;
+	struct device_node *lhea_dn = NULL;
+	struct device_node *eth_dn = NULL;
 	u64 hret;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2285,7 +2287,18 @@ int ehea_sense_adapter_attr(struct ehea_adapter *adapter)
 		goto out_herr;
 	}
 
-	adapter->num_ports = cb->num_ports;
+	/* Determine the number of available logical ports
+	 * by counting the child nodes of the lhea OFDT entry
+	 */
+	adapter->num_ports = 0;
+	lhea_dn = of_find_node_by_name(lhea_dn, "lhea");
+	do {
+		eth_dn = of_get_next_child(lhea_dn, eth_dn);
+		if (eth_dn)
+			adapter->num_ports++;
+	} while ( eth_dn );
+	of_node_put(lhea_dn);
+
 	adapter->max_mc_mac = cb->max_mc_mac - 1;
 	ret = 0;